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Outbreak of group A streptococci in a burn center: use of pheno- and genotypic procedures for strain tracking.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jan 1996
Gruteke P, van Belkum A, Schouls L M, Hendriks W D, Reubsaet F A, Dokter J, Boxma H, Verbrugh H A
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In a burn center, an outbreak of group A streptococci (GAS) colonizations involving 13 patients and two staff members occurred. Adverse events due to GAS, loss of skin graft after initial take (secondary loss) and partial take, occurred in patients who underwent surgery before the colonization wa...
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